An Open Letter to His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
We, the undersigned members of the literary, academic, and linguistic community, join PEN America in calling for the release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Danez Smith
"The idea that there is only one kind of poet or one kind of poetry worth listening to is long dead." More
Letter: Writers, Academics, and Free Speech Advocates Call on Babson to Reinstate Professor
As writers, journalists, and Members of PEN America and the Authors Guild, we write to express our concern about the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. More
Not Surprised But Appalled: Readers and Writers Speak Out Against Missouri Book Banning Bill
Lawmakers in Missouri have proposed a bill that would legalize arbitrary book bans and potentially land librarians in prison for sharing banned books with children. The news quickly picked… More
PEN Out Loud Talks: Saidiya Hartman and Leslie Jamison
"I do believe that books can change the world, or at least, how we inhabit it." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Tochi Onyebuchi
"I think in America, the biggest threat to free expression is, paradoxically, American publishing." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Annalee Newitz
"Indeed, survival has been an ongoing preoccupation of mine, in both fiction and nonfiction." More
Five Ways Writers Can Protect Their Rights at the U.S. Border
PEN America outlines the five things writers and others who are crossing U.S. borders need to know about protecting their freedom to write. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Aleksandra Lun, translated by Elizabeth Bryer
"I think we need them to see our own stories reflected—all of us, even if we don’t know it, are telling a story with our own lives." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Will Mackin
"Somebody once told me that, with the possible exception of my mom, nobody actually cares if I ever write or publish anything. I find this idea more liberating than… More